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Tracking Transitions in Spider Wrapping Silk Conformation and Dynamics by (19)F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
Biochemistry - 31 May 2016
Sarker Muzaddid, Orrell Kathleen E, Xu Lingling, Tremblay Marie-Laurence, Bak Jessi J, Liu Xiang-Qin, Rainey Jan K
Abstract excerpt
Aciniform silk protein (AcSp1) is the primary component of wrapping silk, the toughest of the spider silks because of a combination of high tensile strength and extensibility. Argiope trifasciata AcSp1 contains a core repetitive domain with at least 14 homogeneous 200-amino acid units ("W" units). Upon fibrillogenesis, AcSp1 converts from an α-helix-rich soluble state to a mixed α-helical/β-sheet conformation....
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